Flower heads are ligulate.
All florets
are bisexual and fertile. Corollas
are bright yellow, and often have a red stripe on the lower surface.
Involucres are (9-)10-13 mm high, densely covered with a combination of
stellate hairs, minutely-stalked glands, black bristles
and long-spreading hairs. Peduncles
tend to be longer than the peduncles of other most similar species,
sometimes attaching at mid-stem.

Basal
leaves are persistent throughout the season. Stem leaves, if
present, are quite small and inconspicuous. Lower surfaces of
basal and stolon leaves are covered with stellate hairs, but the
hairs are not so dense that they obscure the green surface of the leaf.